Alitalia Group’s new CEO Gabriele Del Torchio is working on a four-year business plan aimed at securing the airline’s survival and reversing losses, which widened by 20% in the first quarter on a 1% rise in revenue.
International air passenger demand grew 3.0 percent in April compared to a year earlier and was 1.4 percent up from March, the International Air Transport Association said on Thursday.
The iconic Lockheed F-104A Starfighter, Serial No. 56-817 made its final landing at Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor on May 9, 2013, bringing the Museum’s ever-expanding iconic aircraft collection to 43 warbirds, helicopters and jets. The Starfighter is on long-term loan from Museum of Aviation Robins Air Force Base, Warner Robins, Georgia. It will be on display for visitors in the Museum’s 87,000 sq. ft. battle-scarred Hangar 79.
Singapore Airlines Ltd (SIAL.SI) agreed to spend $17 billion to buy 30 Airbus (EAD.PA) and 30 Boeing Co. (BA.N) aircraft, underscoring the airline’s bet on a pick-up in the struggling premium class market.
